What is the slope of the line?
Because we do not have an integer as the y-intercept all of the time, we need to know how to get the equation for a line a different way.
So how do we write equations for these graphs?
POINT SLOPE FORMULA IS FROM THE SLOPE FORMULA!
TO USE POINT SLOPE FORMULA TO WRITE THE EQUATION FOR A LINE, ALL YOU NEED IS THE SLOPE AND ANY POINT!
What is the slope of the line in the graph?
What would the equation be in point-slope form if you were using the point (-7,0)
Solving for y to get the equation in slope-intercept form would be...
What would the equation be in point-slope form if you were using the point (9,-4)
Solving for y to get the equation in slope-intercept form would be...
Does it matter which point you use to write your equation in point-slope form? Explain why or why not.
It does not matter which point you use because they both simplify to the same slope-intercept form, so they point slopes describe the same line.